This is used in a lot of muffin and pancake recipes and it’s really easy and cheap to make. I usually whip up a couple of batches when Aldi have the apples in their ‘super 6’ 49c a bag offer!!

Quantity:

Makes two small or one Large Jar

Cost:

€1.33 in total (assuming apples are not on offer!)

Ingredients:

• 4 eating apples

Method:

1. Core the apples, and chop into chunks
2. Place in a pan on a high heat and put in enough water to just cover the apples
3. Once it comes to the boil, turn down the heat and put a lid on the pan
4. Simmer until the apples become mushy- this doesn't take long, so check and give them a stir regularly.
5. When mushy, allow to cool a bit and then use a hand blender to turn them to pure.
6. Put in a jar and store in the fridge.

Tips:

• Don’t throw out your old peanut butter or olive Jars, you can reuse these for storing your apple sauce in.
• Use as many apples as you want for this recipe, if you are planning on doing a lot of baking it makes sense to make up a few jars in one go.